Overview / 简介: |
A playful, reassuring book that helps make saying goodbye a little easier.
In this deceptively simple picture book by the author of Some Helpful Tips for a Better World and a Happier Life, there’s a new goodbye on every page. Some of them are easy, like when it’s time to go home for supper. Some of them are funny, like when dogs say it with a growl. And some are much harder, like when a very best friend moves away.
With a bouncy rhyming text and vibrant, droll illustrations, this book of goodbyes leaves readers with a heartwarming thought: that for each goodbye, there’s always a new hello.
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From Organization / 国外机构评价: |
| A young boy finds that there is always something sad about saying good-bye, from Auntie’s “Toodle-oo, ta-ta, kiss-kiss” to Uncle’s southern drawling “G’bye, y’all . . . Take it easy.” Even slapping hands with cool Cousin Jazzy on a city street (“Gotta split, gotta blow, / see ya man, I gotta go”) gives the boy the blues. The ink-and-watercolor pictures show the boy’s warm greetings, as well as his melancholy partings. The most wrenching good-bye comes when a friend next door moves away, and the boy realizes that “Don’t be a stranger!” is not just cliché. Two big double-page spreads depict the boy left behind in empty space that reveals the meaning of “so long.” The simple rhyme and wordplay add dimension to the scenarios, which move in tone from casual to heartfelt, and will encourage kids to think about the feelings behind the familiar things that they hear and say. Preschool-Grade 2. --Hazel Rochman |
Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
| Ciao. Auf Wiedersehen. Sayonara. Adios. No matter the language, goodbyes can be difficult to say. Everyone loves to voice the hellos, but the words don't roll off the tongue quite as easily when it's time to leave.
There isn't so much of a story line here, but rather an introduction to the friends and family of one unnamed little boy and how those people choose to say hello and goodbye. Auntie Lou says yoo-hoo and toodle-oo, while Granny sticks with Later, gater! Many people have their own unique way of saying they must leave. Some like to use hand signals while others dole out hugs. Even dogs know how to use a wagging tail or growling as greetings. Our kids were cracking up at the dog page in particular. They loved "They lift a leg or sniff a rear." as well as the accompanying illustrations.
There's no sense getting angry or snarly when it's parting time. It's not so bad saying goodbye when there is always the chance to say hello again. And maybe the next meetings will be opportunities to make new friends and you will find all sorts of ways to say nice to meet you! So toss off your Take it easy! knowing there is probably a fresh Howdy waiting around the corner.
This is a terrific book for children who are prone to temper tantrums when leaving an event, which seems to be a fairly common problem. It does a great job playing up fun ways to say goodbye, in addition to focusing on new meetings in the future. This would also be a good choice if you know a child's friend or neighbor will be moving, as he deals with that situation at the end of the book. |
About the Author / 作者介绍: |
| Rebecca Doughty is the author and illustrator of Some Helpful Tips for a Better World and a Happier Life, You Are to Me, and Lost and Found, as well as the illustrator of One of Those Days by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. She lives in Massachusetts. |
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